What are the benefits of chin liposuction?

Chin and neck liposuction is an excellent alternative to more invasive procedures such as a necklift/platysmaplasty.  You will not be able to repair the platysma muscle with liposuction (platysmal banding).  You will also not be able to get as much contouring as you could with surgery, but the... more

Some patients have a selective deposit of fat under the chin.  There is no excess skin and the platysma muscle is in place.  Liposuction will give an excellent result. With a small excess of skin, some believe that concurrent treatment with a laser might tighten the skin a bit.  Although I use... more

Chin liposuction can improve and create the appearance of a more youthful jawline.  A fatty or poorly defined jawline creates the illusion of age or excessive weight. Chin liposuction is most commonly performed in combination with face lifts and or chin implants or augmentation

You would be surprised how a little sub-mental liposuction can make a real change to ones appearance. The lower jaw and chin is an import visual cue that affects how your profile looks. Many times when a patient is considering rhinoplasty they may add liposuction below the chin to enhance the results. The chin... more

The hallmark of a youthful neck is a sharp ACUTE angle between the like of the neck and that of the jaw. This angle is largely aided by youthful skin which is adherent to the underlying musculature, a paucity (NOT absence) of fat and a flat, two bellied muscle called the platysma which is very adherent to the... more

This is a great question. Chin liposuctions (sometime referred to as submental or neck liposuction) is good for patients with a "full neck" who do not have a well-defined jaw line. Chin liposuction can be performed with a very small (0.5 cm) incision under the chin and similar incisions behind the... more